Moores issue must wait for KP's return

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That is when captain Kevin Pietersen, whose working relationship with coach Peter Moores appears to have broken down just five months into the job, returns from holiday.

Separate talks between Hugh Morris, managing director England cricket, and Pietersen and Moores were ongoing on Monday - but the situation is likely to call for face-to-face meetings.

The England and Wales Cricket Board refuse to put a timescale on a resolution, but time is of the essence with the tour of the Caribbean just over a fortnight away.

Pietersen said on Sunday, in his newspaper column, that the situation was not healthy and that "everybody has to have the same aims and pull in the same direction for the sake of the England team".

Should the board side with Pietersen, as some eminent former players are predicting, it would arguably make him England's most powerful captain in history. No one has previously been able to dictate who should or should not coach the national team.

The current dynamic in running the national team is unworkable because of a clash of beliefs - and Pietersen had a veiled dig earlier this year when he said the players would be resting up more this winter and concentrating on cricket-specific practice.

Moores' successful stint at Sussex was due to a hard-work and fitness philosophy, ideally suited to the slog of 16 county championship matches in four months. In direct contrast to predecessor Duncan Fletcher, he is also big on player statistics.

But his record in 20 months as coach of England - four Test series defeats out of four against top-six opposition - has left his methods vulnerable to questioning.